Dr. David Brailer, Former National Coordinator for Healthcare Information Technology, and Clients to Address Investor Community
CHICAGO, Oct 10, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX), the
leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions
that physicians use to improve healthcare, announced today that it will host
the Company’s 2006 Investor Day on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 in New York
City. The Investor Day will occur from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT and will be
available via audio cast.
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David Brailer, M.D., Ph.D., named by President Bush as the first National
Coordinator for Healthcare Information Technology in 2004, will join the
Allscripts event and provide the keynote presentation. Dr. Brailer is widely
credited with bringing national attention to the need for healthcare
information technology to lower costs and improve the quality of patient care.
Additionally, the leadership from a number of the nation’s most respected
physician groups and healthcare systems will share their perspective on the
selection, implementation and return-on-investment of Electronic Health
Records, as well as speak to some of the more recent developments in the
market.
Allscripts clients presenting at the event are: Robert Margolis, M.D.,
Chief Executive Officer of HealthCare Partners Medical Group in Torrance, CA,
the state’s second largest medical group; Scott Barlow, Chief Executive
Officer of Central Utah Clinic in Provo, UT; and James Morrow, M.D., a partner
in North Fulton Family Medicine of Alpharetta, GA, and a commissioner of the
Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT).
An audiocast of Investor Day can be accessed by dialing 1-888-644-5594, ID
# 8545789 (international dial-in 1-706-758-1560). A recording of the event
will be available approximately 72 hours afterwards for a period of 30 days at
https://www.allscripts.com or by calling 1-800-642-1687, ID # 8545789
(international dial-in 1-706-645-9291).
About Allscripts
Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and
information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The Company’s
business groups provide unique solutions that inform, connect and transform
healthcare. The Clinical Solutions Group’s award-winning software applications
include electronic health record, practice management, electronic prescribing,
document imaging, emergency department and care management solutions.
Additionally, Allscripts provides clinical product education and connectivity
solutions for physicians and patients through its Physicians Interactive(TM)
Group and medication fulfillment services through its Medication Services
Group. To learn more, visit Allscripts on the Web at
https://www.allscripts.com .
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements about Allscripts
Healthcare Solutions that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements
are developed by combining currently available information with Allscripts
beliefs and assumptions. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future
performance. Because Allscripts cannot predict all of the risks and
uncertainties that may affect it, or control the ones it does predict,
Allscripts’ actual results may be materially different from the results
expressed in its forward-looking statements. For a more complete discussion of
the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may affect Allscripts, see the
Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site
maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov .
SOURCE Allscripts
Dan Michelson, Chief Marketing Officer, +1-312-506-1217, or dan.michelson@allscripts.com , or Bill Davis, Chief Financial Officer, +1-312-506-1211, or bill.davis@allscripts.com , both of Allscripts
https://www.allscripts.com